DUI
abbreviation or noun
plural DUIs
1
US
: the act or crime of driving a vehicle while affected by alcohol or drugs
was arrested for DUI
a DUI case
2
US
: an arrest or conviction for driving under the influence
… the reason he was in prison is that a few DUIs caught up with him …—
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US
: a person who is arrested for or convicted of driving under the influence
a convicted DUI
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In a statement sent to the local outlet KGW, ICE alleged that Sotelo-Casas had entered the United States illegally in 2006 and had a criminal conviction for a DUI.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
According to Orange County Superior Court records, Coronel was sentenced to three years probation, 80 hours of community service and an alcohol program in 2011 after pleading no contest to DUI.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
In July 2021, he was charged with DUI along with four other misdemeanors.
—Amos Morale Iii, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Ruggs pleaded guilty to one count of DUI resulting in death and one misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter in May 2023 following the accident.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
According to Orange County Superior Court records, Coronel was sentenced to three years probation, 80 hours of community service and an alcohol program in 2011 after pleading no contest to DUI.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
In July 2021, he was charged with DUI along with four other misdemeanors.
—Amos Morale Iii, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Ruggs pleaded guilty to one count of DUI resulting in death and one misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter in May 2023 following the accident.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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“DUI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DUI. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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